The Artist

Indeed he is an artist

though he has no paints or brush

he has never sketched a sunset

nor drawn the oceans rush

he's never carved a masterpiece

from clay, nor rock, nor ice

and yet his artwork can be seen

his work is quite precise

he does not play an instrument

he cannot sing a note

No, its not the art of acting

'tis the words the poet wrote....

©  bj Smith 

aka shallimarRose 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Author's Note

Because you are! xo

Reviews

[ba_mcfarlane]

There is a magnificent cadence and rhyme to this. It is not callow, it reads with the full force of a seasoned and exceedingly talented muse. The keystone to this maturity and talent level is in the brevity. Less is always more. On the surface 'simple' takes a special muse, anyone can go on and on with purple prose. Frost and Giovanni and Dickinson all knew this, all worked like this, as do you. Wonderful work....I would not change a syllable.

[shallimarRose]

Thank you so much Scribbles.. (Brian).. I truly appreciate your reading and very nice review..
read moreThank you so much Scribbles.. (Brian).. I truly appreciate your reading and very nice review..

[Rita L. Sev]

A wonderful sentiment presented in perfect rhythm. Beautifully crafted, Rose!

[shallimarRose]

Thanks Rita.. Happy to see you here this morning.. huggs!

[richom]

I paint every morning, saving my afternoons for reading and writing poetry, so I appreciate the comparison. Splendid writing. I especially like the line "Nor drawn the oceans rush." And the picture you chose is perfect. Richard

[MsJewel]

Your meter and rhyme are spot on in this wonderful poem which makes it so easy to read and enjoy. Beautiful work! :) Julie

[shallimarRose]

Thank you so much Julia.. xo

[SteveB]

I truly liked the bounce here. Good rhyme and meter. And I liked the very specific details you put in. There are lots of poems about poets that can fall flat but this one is both well constructed and well thought out. Thank you for it,

[shallimarRose]

Your welcome Steve and thank you for coming to read.. xo

[Emerald Seas]

Stunning, Rose! A terrific tribute to the poet. The more I read it, the finer it feels - splendid!

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Que'se for reading. Im glad you reread it a few times lol... They always sound better the second time around .. huggs

[Glen Yumang Manese]

Indeed... he does have an instrument... a quill or a pencil... all others gravitate around it...

[shallimarRose]

well to say musical instrument would throw it off.. lol , You know what I mean.
Thank you for reading Glen..

[JordanIsaacSmith]

I'm terrible with poetry, but I really enjoyed reading this piece! It's really well written!

[shallimarRose]

Thank you for reading JL... shallimarRose

[SyberRose]

A gorgeous dance of words you have penned Rose...the art of poetry...so true...Rose:)

[shallimarRose]

From one sR to another...lol.. thank you Rose.. xo

[Frieda P]

Love this shallimar, it actually gave me goosebumps, I love poetry about poetry! Lovely words you've painted here....xo

[shallimarRose]

Thank you Freida, I actually wrote this almost fifteen years ago dedicated it to all the Myspace poets... Rose

[Frieda P]

Wow that's impressive, what were you like 12? ;-)

[shallimarRose]

YES.... lol **winks**

[shallimarRose]

but seriously my first poem was published in the newspaper when I was ten... This is not it lol...

[Frieda P]

Really, where's that one...and laughing at the *wink* ;-)

[shallimarRose]

Um..it was about a wagon wheel for fourth grade gold rush... I have the poem.. no longer have the article.. It desitigrated when dirt was discovered.. LOL

[Frieda P]

LMAO..................................